Year of Biblical Literacy | So What is the Old Testament About….Really?

Timestamps:

1:40 - Why does the Old Testament even matter?

8:22 - Ok, but what is the Old Testament about?

10:48 - What about the Christian vs the Hebrew order of the Old Testament?

19:15 - What makes reading the Old Testament so difficult?

 28:25 - How do I start reading the Old Testament?

Resources

• "The Hebrew vs the Christian ordering of the Old Testament"

• Check out MidtownBiblicalLiteracy.com for videos, book recommendations, and Bible reading plans

• How-to Study the Bible handout

• Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible by Stephen Dempster

• Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

• Adam as Israel: Genesis 1-3 as the Introduction to the Torah and Tanakh by Seth D. Postell

• Torah Story, Second Edition: An Apprenticeship on the Pentateuch by Gary Edward Schnittjer

Sermons

Ghosts and Ancestors sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Text-in questions

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text either "DOWNTOWN", “LEXINGTON”, OR “TWO NOTCH” followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

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